To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 1 May [1875]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
May 1st
My dear Sanderson
I am delighted to hear that all your exertions & labour will in all probability be rewarded by success.— I think everyone who has in any way aided has done good work in the cause of Humanity & science.—2
I had a note from L. Playfair, who makes the same criticism as Lubbock did, viz that the Title & Preamble had better wear a more humanitarian aspect.3 Litchfield is coming here, & I will see what he can do & tell you.4
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
I have had a civil note of acknowledgement of the bill from Ld. Cardwell.—5
Footnotes
Summary
CD is delighted to hear that JSBS’s exertions and labour will probably be rewarded by success. He has had a note from Playfair who, like Lubbock, thinks the title and preamble [of the proposed bill] "had better wear a more humanitarian aspect".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9963
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- University of the Witwatersrand, Historical Papers Research Archive (A237f, letters to Sir John Burdon Sanderson)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9963,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9963.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23